E77 - Austria’s Hidden Ski Gems, Ski Park City, Ski Gear Guide with Ellis Brigham & Where is Best to Ski Now

Drop us a message with any questions you may have :)INTRORob clocks Dom’s Skoggles.“What on earth are you wearing?”SPONSOR PRE-ROLLThanks to Ski Independence, tailor-made ski holidays built by people who actually ski the places they sell.NEWS ROUND UPRhydycar West Snow Centre moves closer, £300m, 400m indoor slope, 800+ jobs, final call sits with council 2026.Avalanche hit Stubai, Slope 9 shut, 250+ rescue team, 8 skiers caught, all recovered alive, four minor injuries, two to hospital.Kirsty Muir wins Big Air World Cup in China, 174.50 points, first Big Air victory. Troy Podmilsak takes men’s win with 185.50.Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is back. 24th in Super-G, 1.25 seconds off Odermatt, and that start gate moment was the real headline.SNOW & WEATHERAlps opening early, 100+ areas already spinning lifts.France high wins up top (Val Thorens, Tignes, Les 2 Alpes).Austria/Switzerland both open inside and outside glacier zones.Italy warming then topping up.Scandi open on tamer terrain, holding with cold nights.North America Banff solid, USA turning colder with snow ahead.Hokkaido looking tasty, Japan Sea side forecast above average.GEAR TIME (brought to you by Ellis Brigham)Nordica Multipista incoming.Atomic Maverick 88 CTi & Maven 88 CTi remain chargers.Salomon QST 100 still the do-it-all pick.Dual BOA spreading. Head Kaliber 110 worth a look.K2 Cortex, Nordica Sportmachine, Tecnica Mach1 LV getting dials.ZipFit and ZipFit liners: heel hold heroes without new shells.Helly Hansen keeps the Ski Free deal live.Descente, Roarsome, POC, Dragon all tweaking fit, magnets, MIPS, comms, heat.Thermic insoles still king of warm feet. Cardo comms keep the gang talking or vibing.DESTINATION SPOTLIGHTPark City tease: 41 lifts, 331 runs, 3k+ elevation, 355 inches snow a year.Shannon Happe joinsDom is buzzing for winter there. Rob happily agrees, it’s Utah, it’s vast, it’s memory-making.OUTROThanks for tuning in.Hit subscribe.Search The Whiteout Podcast for the full video on YouTube.See you on the mountain.Support the showIn the meantime Enjoy the mountains :)  And Please do leave a review as it's the only way other like minded travellers get to find us! And don't forget to check us out on the following channels inthesnow.cominstagram.com/inthesnowTikTok@inthesnowmag youtube.com/inthesnowmagfacebook.com/inthesnowTo contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at [email protected] / [email protected]